CHRISTS COLLEGE PAST v PRESENT.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7937, 10 August 1891, Page 7

CHRISTS COLLEGE PAST v PRESENT.

The annual match between tho pre.ent fifteen of Christ's College and a fifteen representing the Old Boys from the school took place on Saturday afternoon, on the Collage ground, which was in good order, ia the presence of a fairly large number of pithnaiastic spectator**. The Old Boys ie» victorious by 7 tries (7 points) to a pal (8 points). The school team' was »a_eaed by the illness and absence of (veral of its best boys, yet even with Sera _t is doubtful If their success would -vebeen any greater, having regard to tk good staying game of the past repreLiSlatives. The latter donned the inter-'pro-'incial colors. Having won the tose, [>t-_it Captain elected to take the wind, f wattle Blues commenced the game, whlen v*__carried into the Beds' quarters iminediiteSj. The visitors soon Bhowed their suiffino-lty in the science of the game, and tliej baa very decidedly the best of the weight, i-_._b told in the scrums. Little time elapsed before the school was on the defensive, and despite a mark by Nalder, iflfiifttoiDkic- by Davie, and frcqufn. x-ei-ef a-Tacdedl t>y Cmig a.fc _Ct__ll l>j-c__:, tlbie. j l!edsi___it_-ued the attack, -v%r___c2_. csi_te_l»e<_l j in __auae scorixig _-_totx_ aa. pass t>y I iii. niiiuittij

T-ltb the kick, but did not improve. __el___re quickly after scored, and again nogoal resulted. Neat passing between .-%____.. Held and Watt gave the school aa a_vaataKe, a__c_ from r_ line pass Ssorp-y nearly scored. Tbe Reds, hower_r, were forced _owu. Ormand prettily iaterc-pted. a. pass t_z_<_ __ici_e_l. _5-_-_u____i-i_ ottmnsd tiiß Dan, ana wJien collared by Fryer sent it on to Matson at centret_Meq_a__e_. Be passed to Beswick, -who scored, and again the somewhat poor Mdc-tugol the "Old Boys" raised & usgh. TJpoa the resampfcloD of plsv the WW. rallied wider the cheers of their tupporters, and Quill, Fryer and Upton -Mslstecl In troubling their opponents. pen a pretty dribbling rush was organij-_, and the ball carried out near the goal toe, Griag nearly scoxinfz- in the meantime. From the throw-in Murphy re* teived along pass, aud sent the ball well wer the field to Fryer, who ran in close »ti_e posts. Murphy easily converted, ifid the spell came to end with the points «en. The second spell was a repetition jsthe flret, excepting that the school nwd to score. Throughout the greater fwt'-on of it the Blues were engaged ia colLaring. which they did generally W a creditable style, and defending their Uses from rigorous assaults, the Old Boys wibiting au amount of stamina not exP»t_d of them. Prankish scored two - F* es > A Harman one, and Maude one, all «•»!. the result of good passing, but on fiJiUier occasion did Cocks, Heimore, or anode manage to send the placed ball •wrthe bar. RD. Harman also got over .h_l* ™t failed to properly touch-dowu «« wl, and only a force came of it. Two line Blag rushes were seen in this spell, fSS.tJ wn .* r team Playing "with excellent and judgment up to the wes wijerg ihe oppose strength was ®o omeh for them, and they could obtain than force-downs. Ormond, «l«, Morphy end Nalder were foreWJ» among the backs, and Craig came »«R *L» c when required', which tart*? I ** often, a nd in the dribbling IkSf I?- tbe forward department Held, t£^;L n RS» Q uill a "d Wattlwere perhaps : _-_.?2l noa ? Bable - 0f the Old Boys," be L^H 112 * 11 those who scored need -_d^t«^ aed * since bad -their turn, * tswS" 11 ?. ifc spirit. One. it wa. «ti UUo wlfi!jh P la -y happened, but aade fsaPhTS. the P ms being generally tQ_S_bg 7 pen pl&y aad no hesitation